The lamp is out of oil
In Chinese, Pinyin is y ó UG à nd à NGJ à n, which means death is imminent. It's the same as "you Gan Deng Cao Jin". From Dangkou Zhi.
The origin of Idioms
Chapter 4 of dangkouzhi: "Kong Houdao said:" my sister-in-law guessed that Xiaosheng didn't work hard, but I'm not an immortal. There's Ganoderma lucidum, but it can't use bark and grass roots. It's the end of my life. How can I save it? "
Idiom usage
As an object or attribute; used in figurative sentences
Analysis of Idioms
Synonym: oil dry, light grass dry, oil dry, fire dry
Chinese PinYin : yóu gàn dēng jìn
The lamp is out of oil
Teach one to know one hundred. jiāo yī shí bǎi
the continuation is only held by a silken thread. bù jué rú fà
Divide the world into two parts. jīng wèi zì fēn
sing wonderfully with a silver voice and deep feeling. shēng qíng bìng mào
live an easy life in old age. yí yǎng tiān nián
as one 's own flesh and blood. qíng shēn gǔ ròu